dcmackintosh

Looks great! Which wheels are those?

I love the fenders on these cars, are they available?

I'm getting closer! I have the title and bill of sale in hand now. I got the best door-to-door shipping quote from FL to OR from National Auto Shipping and they should be picking the car up early next week and delivering it the first few days in April. I bought a trip ticket (paper tag) from my local DMV so I can drive it there for the VIN inspection. I'm still looking at insurance and trying to decide whether or not to register it as a "special interest vehicle" in Oregon.

Yes, cross is insane around Portland! The Oregon road scene is awesome too. I'm a 40+ (now 45+) Cat 3 road racer. I can't wait to get this car! I haven't had a lot of luck with uShip yet, I must have started with too low a price. Soon, I hope!

I shoot mostly bicycle racing (road and cyclocross) and roller derby. I'd like to try shooting motorsports, especially vintage. I've never been to Pacific Raceways, but I can see what's going on that weekend. I can easily go to the PIR or Maryhill events, I live right between the two! I actually drive by Maryhill on my way to work every day.

Thanks for the replies. I have scans of the signed title and a bill of sale and I should have them in the mail early this week. The seller has been great to work with. I'll buy insurance for it before it gets shipped, that's a good idea. I do sports photography as a hobby and I'll find a driver so I can get some nice shots of it on the canyon roads here. It might be a few weeks still, but I'll post up when I get some.

Thanks for the reply! I've always admired these cars and had done just enough research to have a pretty good idea that these were the types of mods I was interested in. I believe that the painted bumpers are fiberglass ones from IE, with minimal bright trim I think it's a good look for the car. I'm really stoked to drive this car and I've got plenty of open canyons to let it run, plus two tracks (PIR and ORP) within an hour's drive where I could take it for some HPDE days. My previous sporty cars have been a '96 Integra, Audi 4KQ, '95.5 Audi S6 Avant, and '94 Miata (all with at least suspension mods) and I think this car will be more fun than any of those were.

New member and first 2002 for me. Actually, I don't even have it yet. I bought this car on eBay last week and need to have it shipped to me. I've included some photos and description from the listing. I got it for the reserve, which may have been too much, but fuck it, I love the car. I talked to the owner, he's 71 years old and seems like a good honest guy. He's had a few of these and some other cool cars. If any of you are familiar with this car, or these mods in general, I'd like to hear what you think. I'd love to have built one myself, but really needed more of a turn-key car at this time. I do have a couple of questions off the bat. The car needs to be shipped from FL to either the Sacramento or Portland area. Who's a reasonable and trustworthy shipper? I wish I had time to fly and drive it across. Who do you like for classic car insurance? I live in the Columbia River Gorge, and will drive it to work occasionally and mostly for fun on the weekends. Other than below, what would be good info for me to try to find out from him about the car? Any other tips appreciated. In addition to the ones I've posted below, I have the other photos that I copied from the listing here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmackintosh/sets/72157642369046164/ And the listing description: 1971 BMW 2002 with M20 6 cylinder engine and Getrag 260 5-speed transmission & ecu. The motor had a little over 100,000 miles at the time of the swap with 3,306.6 miles driven since the build. All driveline, suspension, brakes, etc were either replaced or upgraded. Specifics include: 1. Fresh head and timing belt. 2. New IE clutch kit and Ireland Engineering (IR) E30 short shift kit and IE windage tray. 3. Guibo and custom driveshaft. 4. Front and Rear Main seals. 5. E28 Engine Mount and custom transmission mount. 6. All gaskets and typical comprehensive tune-up items. 7. Stitch welded engine bay and added body to frame reinforcement to compensate for the increased torque. 8. 3.91 LSD rear differential from a 320 mated to all new CV joints and half-shafts using IE’s adaptor kit. 9. Custom fabricated new front and rear strut bars (the rear with a battery tray) 10. Custom headers leading into a complete custom 2.5” stainless steel exhaust. 11. H&R springs. 12. 15”x6” Panasport Minilites. 13. Bilstein sport shocks. 14. Hankook tires. 15. Euro flush turn signals. 16. New strut top bearings and IE Negative Camber Plates. 17. IE front vented big brake kit with Volvo calipers, tii master cylinder and rear drum cylinders and stainless steel lines. 18. All bushings to polyurethane from IE 19. IE front and rear sway bars. 20. All new steering arms and bushings. 21. Since the Getrag 260 doesn’t have a mechanical speedo output, a set of Haneline hot rod gauges are used getting RPM information from the ecu and speed/Odo information via GPS. The gauges include fuel, water temp, oil pressure, and amp gauges that fit the look of the car well. 22. An IE fiberglass replica using hood pins for attachment replaces the stock hood. 23. All of the door and side window gaskets have been replaced with new OEM gaskets that fit and perform well. 24. The chrome trim and window squeegees on both the inside and outside of both doors have been replaced. 25. New black carpet kit from Only02 along with a black stock rear bench seat. 26. New vintage Recaro recliners with Schroth 4-point harnesses. 27. New door cards are from Aardvarc and covered them with black material very similar to the Recaro fabric. 28. I covered the stereo console and rear deck cover in the same fabric. I opted to paint the roof of the car black instead of installing a new headliner. 29. New Suede Sparco 350 mm steering wheel. 30. The dash was replaced with a used OEM dash with only one 1/4" crack where raised guage area drops down to passanger level. 31. Also Included are the BMW owner’s handbook, the 2002 Workshop Manual and a Budge car cover. Several items can either go with the car or I’ll sell separately including a new front air dam from IE, four Hankook slicks and four Fitipaldi alloy wheels. The exterior restoration was done by a paint and body man experienced with collector car restorations and has less than 400 miles since completion. The car runs, sounds and looks awesome getting thumbs up every time I drive it. It’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I’ve had it stored under a car cover in an air conditioned/humidity controlled garage since I had it shipped in from California where it was built by Groma Race Fabrications. It needs nothing mechanically and has absolutely no rust anywhere. This is my fifth 2002 putting together all the features I’ve ever dreamed of with the first four.